James

Overview

James is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Chethan Kumar. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand. The life of Santosh changes after Vijay, owner of a criminal organisation called Gayakwad Syndicate, enlists his help in his business dealings.

Cast:

• Puneeth Rajkumar as Santhosh Kumar/James (voiceover by Shiva Rajkumar)
• Priya Anand as Nisha Gayakwad
• R. Sarathkumar as Joseph Antony
• Srikanth as Vijay Gayakwad
• Anu Prabhakar as Vijay’s wife
• Madhusudhan Rao as Jayadev Gakaywad, Vijay Gayakwad’s father
• Mukesh Rishi as Rathanlal, supporter of Joseph
• Adithya Menon as Prathap Aras, Vijay’s associate
• Rangayana Raghu as Rakesh Kumar Pirangi, Santhosh’s colleague
• Avinash as Santosh’s higher Army officer
• Sadhu Kokila as Santhosh’s assistant
• Chikkanna as Madan, chief editor of Janadani newspaper
• Tilak Shekar as Jagan, ATS officer
• Shine Shetty as Ekanth, IAS officer
• Gajapade Harsha as ACP Amar
• Sameeksha as Jessie, Ekanth’s fiancée
• Suchendra Prasad as Jessie’s father
• Padmaja Rao as Mary, Jessie’s mother
• John Kokken as John, Joseph’s brother
• Taarak Ponnappa as Peter, Joseph’s brother
• Yash Shetty as Robin, Joseph’s brother
• Ketan Karande as gang member of Joseph Antony’s mafia syndicate